8965755

Acoustic Data Communication Device

PublishedFebruary 24, 2015
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7 claims

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1. An acoustic data communication device comprising: a first storage area that stores a time series of unprocessed data representing original acoustic data prior to acoustic processing by an acoustic data processing device; a communication device that: sequentially transmits the unprocessed data stored in the first storage area to the acoustic data processing device; and sequentially receives a processing-completed data generated by the acoustic data processing device, which processes the transmitted unprocessed data; a second storage area that sequentially stores a time series of processing-completed data received from the acoustic data processing device; a processor configured to execute: an acoustic data designation task that sequentially designates the time series of processing-completed data corresponding to the time series of unprocessed data stored in the first storage area, wherein when a specific processing-completed data is not stored in the second storage area at the timing of designating the specific processing-completed data, the acoustic data designation task designates a specific unprocessed data stored in the first storage area instead of the specific processing-completed data, a reproduction task that sequentially reproduces acoustic data designated by the acoustic data designation task; and an instruction generating task that sequentially generates processing instructions to store the unprocessed data in the first storage area and sequentially transmit the stored unprocessed data to the acoustic data processing device to allow the acoustic data designation task to designate the processing-completed data corresponding to the unprocessed data by each processing instruction, wherein the acoustic data designating task designates the specific unprocessed data after a predetermined period has lapsed after the communication device has transmitted the unprocessed data to the acoustic data processing device, and wherein the predetermined period is determined based on an average time elapsed between the timing of transmitting the unprocessed data to the acoustic processing device and the timing of receiving the processing-completed data representing the result of processing of the unprocessed data.

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2. The acoustic data communication device according to claim 1 , wherein, when, at the timing of designating processing-completed data, the designated processing-completed data is stored in the second storage area while a next processing-completed data following the designated processing-completed data is not stored in the second storage area, the acoustic data designation task produces and designates cross-faded acoustic data, where the designated processing-completed data sequentially decreases in level the unprocessed data corresponding to the designated processing-completed data sequentially increases in level, for use by the reproduction task.

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3. The acoustic data communication device according to claim 1 , wherein when, at the timing of designating processing-completed data, the designated processing-completed data is stored in the second storage area while preceding processing-completed data preceding the designated processing-completed data is not stored in the second storage area, the acoustic data designation task produces and designates cross-faded acoustic data, where the designated processing-completed data sequentially increases in level while the unprocessed data corresponding to the designated processing-completed data sequentially decreases in level, for use by the reproduction-task.

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4. An acoustic data communication method of communicating between an acoustic data communication device, which has a first storage area, a second storage area, a communication device, and a processor, and an acoustic data processing device, the method being executable by the processor and comprising the steps of: storing, in the first storage area, a time series of unprocessed data representing original acoustic data prior to acoustic processing by the acoustic data processing device; sequentially transmitting, with the communication device, the unprocessed data stored in the first storage area to the acoustic data processing device; sequentially receiving, with the communication device, processing-completed data generated by and received from the acoustic data processing device, which processes the transmitted unprocessed data; sequentially storing, in the second storage area, a time series of processing-completed data received from the acoustic data processing device; sequentially designating the times series of processing-completed data corresponding to the time series of unprocessed data stored in the first storage area, wherein, when a specific processing-completed data is not stored in the second storage area at the timing of designating the specific processing-completed data, the sequentially designating step designates a specific unprocessed data stored in the first storage area instead of the specific processing-completed data; sequentially reproducing acoustic data designated in the designating step; and sequentially generating processing instructions to store the unprocessed data in the first storage area and sequentially transmit the stored unprocessed data to the acoustic data processing device to allow the sequentially designating step to designate the processing-completed data corresponding to the unprocessed data by each processing instruction, wherein the sequentially designating step designates the specific unprocessed data after a predetermined period has lapsed after the communication device has transmitted the unprocessed data to the acoustic data processing device, and wherein the predetermined period is determined based on an average time elapsed between the timing of transmitting the unprocessed data to the acoustic processing device and the timing of receiving the processing-completed data representing the result of processing of the unprocessed data.

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5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the sequentially designating step designates, when a complete specific processing-completed data is not stored in the second storage area at the timing of designating the specific processing-completed data, cross-faded acoustic data that combines both the unprocessed data and part of the processing-completed data that has been processed instead of the specific processing-completed data.

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6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to execute an acoustic data communication method of communicating between an acoustic data communication device, which has a first storage area, a second storage area, a communication device, and a processor, and an acoustic data processing device, the program being executable by the processor to execute the method comprising the steps of: storing, in the first storage area, a time series of unprocessed data representing original acoustic data prior to acoustic processing by the acoustic data processing device; sequentially transmitting, with the communication device, the unprocessed data stored in the first storage area to the acoustic data processing device; sequentially receiving, with the communication device, processing-completed data generated by and received from the acoustic data processing device, which processes the transmitted unprocessed data; sequentially storing, in the second storage area, a time series of processing-completed data received from the acoustic data processing device; sequentially designating the times series of processing-completed data corresponding to the time series of unprocessed data stored in the first storage area, wherein, when a specific processing-completed data is not stored in the second storage area at the timing of designating the specific processing-completed data, the sequentially designating step designates a specific unprocessed data stored in the first storage area instead of the specific processing-completed data; sequentially reproducing acoustic data designated in the designating step; and sequentially generating processing instructions to store the unprocessed data in the first storage area and sequentially transmit the stored unprocessed data to the acoustic data processing device to allow the sequentially designating step to designate the processing-completed data corresponding to the unprocessed data by each processing instruction, wherein the sequentially designating step designates the specific unprocessed data after a predetermined period has lapsed after the communication device has transmitted the unprocessed data to the acoustic data processing device, and wherein the predetermined period is determined based on an average time elapsed between the timing of transmitting the unprocessed data to the acoustic processing device and the timing of receiving the processing-completed data representing the result of processing of the unprocessed data.

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7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 6 , wherein the sequentially designating step designates, when a complete specific processing-completed data is not stored in the second storage area at the timing of designating the specific processing-completed data, cross-faded acoustic data that combines both the unprocessed data and part of the processing-completed data that has been processed instead of the specific processing-completed data.

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February 24, 2015

Inventors

Yuji KOIKE
Kazuhito INOUE

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